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Formerly the home of Beaumont-Wilshire Neighbors for Responsible Growth, the Portland Land Matters blog explores citywide land-use concerns, such as home demolitions, with the belief that development should create an improvement.

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Richmond neighbors get a nod from LUBA

Overcoming a motion to dismiss from the developers and the city of Portland, which issued the permit, to deny their appeal of a parking-less building in their midst, Richmond Neighbors for Responsible Growth will get to make their case in front of the state Land Use Board of Appeals.

As the story says, the fight is far from over, but this is an encouraging sign. Read more here.

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Neighbors work at all levels to stem the destruction of unique, affordable housing and the wave of lower-quality and more expensive construction taking its place. Join us.

This blog also chronicles the fight to bring Wally Remmers's project on Northeast Fremont between 44th and 45th avenues into compliance. The project has become a symbol of the city's inability to consistently apply code and stand up to out-of-town developers exploiting Portland's finest resource.